The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-16
HER HAIR TURNED WHITE.
Lady Who Bears the Marks of a
Night of Terrible Suspense.

From the Pittsb.trp Dispatch
party of doctors and ladies were dis
cussing yesterday question which interests
everybody Of this terrestrial sphere, namely,
the SHOWS of time which sooner or later
must whiten the head of President and
peasant, and a layman who was also present
said: Il know of man who but a few
weeks ago had a moustache as brown and
darkly brown as the fur Of a seal. Now it
is almost white in places, and not a hair of
IL but is gray. The change took place in
the space of one night, that succeeding the
death OF daughter who was to him the
prettiest little maid that ever crowed for
kisses. Intense grief directly caused this
sudden transformation"
Upon this one Of the ladies said: 81 hap
pened to be in New Orleans few years
after the close of the war and at reception
one night met young lady who could
not have been more than 20 years old, but
whose hair was of pure silvery white.
She was beautiful girl, and with this
crown Of silver naturally attracted every
ones attention. ] learned how she came to
have white hair soon afterward. She was
the daughter of wholesale grocer in New
Orleans, and during the early part of the war
lived with her parents in that city. just
before New Orleans was occupied by Gen.
DuulCi, ueT ldLUeI, WIN was bueu all III
valid, took his family out to a small plan
tation that he owned hear Baton Rouge.
AT the same time an uncle of the girl / am
talking of managed to run the blockade
and took with him very large quantity of
diamonds and other valuables-for he was
a jeweler. He reached England in safety
with his precious cargo.
o 1.-THE family enjoyed peace and security
for some months at Baton Rouge until Gen.
Butler had hoisted the stars and stripes in
New Orleans One night soon after that
event party of bummers, or camp follow
ers, said to be attached to the Union army,
but who, as believe, may just as likely
have been thieves and cutthroatS from the
purlieus of New Orleans, made a descent
upon the house at Baton Rouge. 1t was
nearly midnight when the family was
aroused by loud knocking at the door. The
door minute or two later was burst in and
five or six masked men entered the house.
They proceeded at once to the room where a
lamp was burning by the bedside of the
master of the house, who was very i'll at the
time.
81 should havo stated said the lady,
''that the gentleman's name was Hythe, if 1
remember rightly. One of the masked men,
revolver in hand, stepped up to Mr.. Hythe
and said; we want the diamonds and
jewelry you brought away from New
Orleans. MIR. blythe realized at once that
the robbers had mistaken him for his
brother, the jeweler, and tried to explain
that he had no diamonds or anything of any
particular value in the house. They re-
fused to believe him, and proceeded to make
athorough search of the house. Mr.. Hythe's
two daughters had been sleeping in the
room below their fathers, but of course
were awakened by the noise. Their
experience of the tide of war which
had swept over them once or twice
before enabled them to under
stand the situation at once. By good for
tune they were able to get out of the house
in safety and reach a ueighboring cane
brake, where they hid. Meanwhile the rob-
bers, having discovered nothing but little
Confederate money, tried to induce Mrs.
Hythe. whom they had captured, to reveal
the whereabouts of the treasure She could
only affirm what her husband had said
They subjected her to horrible indignities
and finally set fire to the house. She es-
capped from the building. The girls in their
hiding place saw the torches applied; saw
their father, as the flames leaped up to the
roof, come to the window of his room and
then fall back into the fire. They dared not
move. and when the neighbors found them,
hours later, the hair of the younger girl,
then about Is years old, had turned as white
almost as her cheeks, tloodless with fright.
Her hair had been black as night before"